#WildlifeWednesday I can’t really tell individual rabbits apart 🐇 But I think this might be the one that was born near my house earlier this year. I have been seeing it around since it was tiny in the spring, and now it’s grown quite a bit 😊 #Rabbit #Wildlife #SmallAnimal #Photography

After dinner and a few drinks, it’s already past 9 pm, but I still have a lot to prepare for tomorrow’s chalk talk. So, setting an alarm for 3 am and get some sleep first 😓 #Gerbil #SmallAnimal #Grant #Science #Photography

Some trout, some fallfish… I should come back here this weekend, if I have time 🤔 or I just make time 🤔 #FlyFishing #Fishing #Nature #Creek #Trout #Hiking #Walking #Wildlife #Photography

Tomato slices with sautéed myoga on top 😋 #myoga #Tomato #Ginger #Japan #Japanese #Food #condiments #Garden #Yard #Photography

#MondayMotivation Beautiful myoga 🤩 We will be enjoying fresh harvests every day for a while 😋 And if we end up with more than we can eat, they will be perfect for pickling 😉 #myoga #Japan #JapaneseFood #Ginger #Condiments #Photography

#MondayMotivation Myoga - Japanese Ginger They finally started to emerge from the ground 🤩 #myoga #Japan #Food #Japanese #Ginger #condiments #Photography

I work on difficult-to-replicate genomic sites in my lab… Trout are often found in difficult-to-reach sites🙄 I tried different casts from various angles at both the beginning and end of my fishing session, but still couldn’t entice them😅 #FlyFishing #Nature #Science #Trout #Wildlife #Photography

#SilentSunday Hay Creek, PA I will visit this creek more often this year 🤔 #FlyFishing #Fishing #Nature #Creek #MountainBiking #Trout #Hiking #Walking #Wildlife #Photography

I didn’t expect to catch a wild brown trout in this section. I came here hoping to catch three stocked trout for dinner. I couldn’t keep this trout, so I released it, and I didn’t get enough trout for dinner 😢 #FlyFishing #Fishing #Nature #Creek #Trout #Hiking #Walking #Wildlife #Photography

Hay Creek, PA Today was one of those days when trout cared about something floating 😊 All three trout I caught took my indicator fly 😉 I could have switched to a terrestrial fly, but I didn’t bother 🙂 #FlyFishing #Fishing #Nature #Creek #Trout #Hiking #Walking #Wildlife #Photography

Escaping from reality… but I really need to work on my grant proposal. It’s due October 5 😭 #Friday #Science #Writing #Music #MentalHealth #Photography

#HappyFriday - although not the object is 🤔 Guess what this is 😉 Hickory Run State Park, PA - Mud Run Natural Area #FlyFishing #Fishing #Hiking #Walking #Wildlife #Photography

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#ThursdayThoughts Perilla colony in a small island of Darby Creek 😮 It’s like Shiso (var. crispa), smells refreshing, but invasive 🙃 I see perilla a lot this year 🤔 #Perilla #Shiso #Plant #FlyFishing #Walking #Hiking #condiments #Photography

Relaxing waterfall hike this September. #nature #hiking

#MidweekMotivation Sow Thistle is growing with dignity at a wrong place 🙄 But I haven’t been able to remove it 🤔 I would like see how it grows 🤔 #Plant #Weed #Yard #Driveway #Photography

Canadian Rockies

There were several trout in this spot 😊 But what I got was this crayfish holding my little fly tightly 😅 #FlyFishing #Fishing #Hiking #Crayfish #Walking #Wildlife #Photography

#MondayMotivation Hay Creek, PA I like this creek. It’s a bit far from my home, about an hour away. It becomes healthier as I go further upstream, and I should visit more often 🤔 #FlyFishing #Fishing #Hiking #Walking #Wildlife #Photography

Golden reflections 📷🌿 #nature

#SilentSunday Stinson Reservoir, PA It was a nice afternoon walk in the woods 😊 #FlyFishing #Fishing #Hiking #Walking #Wildlife #Photography

Chicken of the woods 🍄‍🟫 🍄‍🟫🍄‍🟫 Pretty impressive 🤩 From the afternoon stroll through the woods with a fly rod 😉 #FungiFriends #Mushroom #FlyFishing #Hiking #Walking #Wildlife #Creek #Photography

#MidweekMotivation Some nice tomatoes 🍅 The red one was harvested when it was green and kept in a basket with lots of fruits for a few days. We will do the same with the green tomatoes 😉 #Tomato #vegetable #Fruits #Photography

Darby Creek, PA My frequent spot😉 Smallmouth, Redbreast, Rock bass, Fallfish, and Shiners are often caught. White Suckers are abundant, but difficult to catch. Stocked Trout caught here should be harvested, they cannot survive in this environment. #FlyFishing #Nature #Hiking #Wildlife #Photography

Darby Creek, PA Mountain biking + tenkara 😊 I lost five flies 🥲 I also lost my dinner 😭 Still nice to get outside 😉 #FlyFishing #MountainBike #Cycling #Nature #Hiking #Walking #Tenkara #Creek #Photography

While I am a Japanese, #Balkan #music used to be my favorite, and I still have a collection of cassette tapes with Balkan #FolkSongs 😉 These tapes are about 35 years old, but today, I felt like revisiting my old collection 😊 I have always loved those unique, irregular rhythms, like 11/16 😉

My very first undergrad student, who spent four years in my lab and even published a first-author paper from that work, just landed an Assistant Professor position! So proud of him 🤩 Cheers 🍻 I had a beer with Drexel color 😉 academic.oup.com/genetics/art... #Science #Laboratory #Beer #IPA

Hop tempura 😊 Very bitter 😉 Also, hop beer 😏 Refreshing 😋 #Hops #Beer #Tempura #Photography

#SilentSunday Mud Run Natural Area Hickory Run State Park, PA There is a stretch of Mud Run that widens and deepens into a lake-like pool, hidden near the busy Hawk Falls. Harder to reach, it rewards you with quiet escape 🤫 #FlyFishing #Nature #Wildlife #Hiking #Walking #Creek #Lake #Photography

Hawk Falls Hickory Run State Park, PA Stopped by here before heading out for a full day of fishing😊 No wading near the falls, which sounds like no fishing either🤔 #Waterfalls #FlyFishing #Nature #Wildlife #Hiking #Walking #Creek #Photography

#ThursdayThoughts I have been working too much lately, and I started feeling too tired 😞 So, I decided to work from home today after a dentist visit and found a creeping morning glory blooming on the hydrangea bush in my front yard 😊 #Flower #Nature #Yard #Photography

Another “tako” (octopus) session tonight 😉 Marinated overnight in pickle juice packed with dill, garlic, and habanero peppers, then sautéed with paprika and black pepper 😊 It was really good, great with sake 😋 #Food #Octopus #Pescatarian #Photography

Darby Creek, PA Got home early today and spent some quality time 😊 Caught several Redbreast sunfish and Fallfish, spotted some surviving stocked trout, and even got a nice Largemouth bass, which I did not expect because it’s not so common here 😉 #FlyFishing #Nature #Wildlife #Hiking #Photography

Dropped my wife off at work, and on the way we got to see this retro-looking streetcar 😊 It’s my favorite style of streetcar in Philly 😉 Not a bad day 😊 Photo by Chiaki #Trolley #Tram #Streetcar #PhiladelphiaUnion #Photography

Octopus 🐙 Simply sautéed with paprika seasoning and lime juice 😋 #Food #Octopus #Pescatarian #Photography

#MondayMotivation Darby Creek, PA After about two months off, I resumed fly fishing yesterday 😊 Naturally, my first stop was my frequent stretch of water 😉 Plenty of Redbreast Sunfish😊 The water was 19°C (66°F) around noon, and I already felt autumn 🍂 #FlyFishing #Nature #Wildlife #Photography

Crow Creek, PA After finding a section of the creek buried underground near the store my wife and daughter wanted to visit, I took a little detour to see some of its “real” water 😉 Artificial, but still pretty 😊 #FlyFishing #Nature #Wildlife #Hiking#Walking #Creek #Photography

#SilentSunday Eastern Tiger Swallowtail #FlyFishing #Nature #Wildlife #Hiking #Walking #Creek #Butterfly #Photography

Crow Creek, PA According to Google Maps, Crow Creek runs underground right below this grassy spot 😮 I know the upstream section, where there’s a pond, and the downstream stretch, where I once fished, both are pretty 😊 Here… not so much 🤔 #FlyFishing #Walking #Hiking #Creek #Photography

Saturday afternoon 😊 I forgot what IPA this was 🤔 #Beer #IPA #Photography

Violet 🟣 I got all kinds of weeds growing in my lawn🙁 Most of them I don’t really like, but I usually just let them grow 🤔 This one is an exception 😊 I actually don’t mind violets taking over my backyard 😉 #Violet #Yard #Lawn #Wildlife #Plant #Photography

Myoga, Japanese Ginger 😉 Soon, we will have a lot of Myoga on our table 😋 #condiments #Food #Japanese #Japan #Ginger #Photography

The Union lost today, not a great match😞 But I pulled a glass off the shelf, gave it a wash since it was dusty, and decided to use 😉 Feels like summer is starting to wind down, although it was very hot today 🤔 #Soccer #Philadelphia #Beer #IPA #Photography

#FluffyFriday I need more sleep 😴 Once my proposal is submitted …🤔 #Gerbil #SmallAnimal #Photography

#ThursdayThoughts Cara Cara navels are sweeter, though I like regular navels just as much 😊 But ever since my son discovered Cara Cara, he is not so interest in regular ones 🤔 Similarly, he has a strong preference for Honeycrisp apples and complains about any other kind🤔 #Fruits #Photography

Ithan Creek, PA “Obon” … I am not supposed to fish at all starting today until August 16. Well, I haven’t fished for about two months now anyway. Coincidentally, I have a grant deadline next Monday, so I really don’t have time to fish 🤔 #Cycling #FlyFishing #Nature #Hiking #Japanese #Photography

In recent decades, sake bottle and label designs have become increasingly fancy😮 While I appreciate their artistry, I prefer labels with a sturdy, traditional look, like this one, the kind that truly feels like sake 🤔 #Sake #Japanese #Japan #Design #Art #Photography

Darby Creek, PA Still Tuesday 🤔 I am glad it’s still Tuesday because I have more time until the deadline 😉 But I am also not happy because that means more time to work 🤔 Hoping to get outside this weekend 😉 #Cycling #FlyFishing #Bicycle #Nature #Walking #Hiking #Creek #Wildlife #Photography

Worked so hard last week until Wednesday. I slept a lot on Thursday, and I played hard on Friday through Sunday. I am very tired and don’t want to do much but I have another deadline next Monday😵 Time to sleep first and deal with reality tomorrow😅 #Nature #Hiking #Cycling #FlyFishing #Photography

✨ ‚It‘s a kind of magic! ✨🎶 #nature #hiking